Hello to all!
Today, while looking through the seedlings, I noticed a funny phenomenon with an ‘Indigo’ X ‘Pike’s Peak’ seedling. I have 8 seedlings from this cross, this is the only one standing out in this respect. Rosa acicularis Lindl. is also a little included in the genetic make-up.
Have you ever seen this phenomenon before? It would be nice to know whether it is a deformity, a mutation, an illness or even a specific characteristic?
Great thanks for support!
Those look like aerial roots to me. That seems like a cool trait to have, definitely keep an eye on it. Maybe itll be useful as a trait for propagation
If you want roots, YOU GOT ROOTS!
It looks like the stem below the cotyledons is rooting up its entire length, and at a relatively steady rate, at that. I’d be inclined to top up the soil to cover them, and take every advantage of the extra strength those roots will add in vigour.
Enlarge the top photo. The stem appears to have been damaged, resulting in the cambium forming those roots. The “wounds” are “marquis” shaped (as in the shape of a marquis cut stone) and the roots emerge from their interiors. I wonder what damaged the shoot?
Thanks roseseek! I was afraid of that too. Can this be cured?
It appears to have cured itself. Cambium tissue is basically stem cell tissue. It becomes what is needed by the plant, based upon the conditions it is exposed to. If exposed to the air and light, it becomes scar tissue to seal wounds. If it is exposed to damper, darker, moister, cooler temps, it calluses and becomes roots. If it encounters other cambium, it knits together, joining two plant parts together as in grafting and budding. I don’t know what caused the damage but the plant appears to “want” to form roots in response. Perhaps the original roots are somehow compromised, so the plant is devising a work around to survive? Who knows? Once it’s matured sufficiently, you can possibly remove the upper rooted portion and plant it to see if the lower portion will survive and form another identical plant, or dig it up and study it to see if there is something wrong with it. But, the plant is “curing” the damage by producing what it needs in response. As Ralph Moore always said, “the rose will find the way”. Just watch them and they’ll teach you what they need.
I will follow this advice. Thank you very much for your help!
